IE fill
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Mataafa's Rebels Ambush United
States and British Sailors.
KILLED i 3 OFFICERSf 4 MEN.
Beheaded tht Corpses DodlM of the
nfleAaerloans Mutilated bf the
CM A Oxrmin Planter,
Whe Is Sal4 to Usee Urged ,
t the ttebal to Vlfbt,
Prisoner.
Aha, Samoa, April 1, via Auckland,
Now Zealand, April 1. A body of
American and JJrltlsh sailors, 108 men,
were ambushed on a German planta
tion April 1 by native follower of
Mataafa. Ths tailor were forced to
retreat to the beach, loavlng1 their
leader, Lieutenant A, II, Freeman of
the British cruiser Tauranga, and
Lieutenant P. I Lanadale and Ensign
J. IL Monaghan of the United States
crulaer Philadelphia, dead on the field.
Two American and two British sailor
were also killed. ,
Ensign Monaghan remained behind
to assist Lieutenant Lansdale, and
waa shot as bo started to rejoin the
fleeing sailors.
The Mataafans mutilated the corpses
left behind, cutting off tha head of
the dead officers. Priests from the
French mission brought the beads In
to Apia after the engagement was
over.
The manager of the German planta
tion has been arrested, and detained
on board the llrltlsh eruiser Tnuranga,
on affidavits declaring that he was seen
urging the rebel to fight
It Is estimated that about 000 war
rior attacked the Anglo-American
part from ambush.
When the British cruiser Tauranga
arrived here the British and American
consuls Issued a proclamation to give
Mataafa a last chance to comply with
their orders. The French priests also
used their Influence, but all efforts
failed and the rebel continued their
depredation. Property was destroyed
and bridge and road were barri
caded. '
On March SO the Mataafans were
sighted at Maguigl and machine guns
and a seven pounder were used, tho
Mataafans fleeing,
The friendly native attacked the
enemy during the retreat and twenty
seven rebels were killed. There were
no casualties among our forces. '
The friendly native carried one
bead through Apia, which made Cap
tain Sturdes so furious that be went
to the king and threatened to shoot
any man found taking heads. The
Mng then lasued proclamation for
bidding the practice.
NOW BRITIAN HOLDS BACK.
Cesesslssloa Mat Stead te Sail A State
seat from aermeoy's Ambassador.
Wasuikotoh, April 18. At the
British and German embassies the
new of another bloody conflict in
Samoa waa' received with deep con
cern. ' The British official seemed
confident, however, that the chances
of a settlement would not bo de
stroyed by this affair.
The German ambassador, Dr. Von
Holleben, stated that while he was
entirely without official advlcea he
deeply regretted to hear that there
had been further loss of life.
A sharp difference has developed be
tween the llrltlsh abd German foreign
offioes as to getting the high commis
sion off for Samoa next Tuesday.
Lord Salisbury say the commission
er cannot get away by that time.
The following offloial German view
waa given to the press:
"After Germany and the United
States bad arrived at such an under
standing that the commission could
have left San Francisco on the ltfh,
England raises new difficulties of such
complicated nature that they cannot
be dealt with telegraphically,
"Gerinsny feels Justified under these
circumstance to hold the name of her
commissioner still back.
"The ierllnnewa that Germany
would demand satisfaction for the ar
bitrary action of Admiral Kauts Is
not credited In official German circles,
and It seeiua to be malicious Invention.
The whole question wo account of tU
uoa la pending at present, notibe
tween the three powers, but between
Germany and Kugleotl"
WHEN ENGLAND HEARD OF IT.
Itiats el Umkm Iree.aaff laaUf
raatMsnt m thte fleas.
LoMMin, April n The dttpatehe
of the Aaetaristed I'ren from Apia via
AeefcUnd were the only new ra
ce Wed here of the treat-nerves attach
aa4e by the Mataafaa nooa the
AmerUee and Hrltish asvat tWeee.
Tfce aewspepar aaat out large pla
ear J prhated with nh tuttlteg
leteatenl as "Urttlsh. end AirU
futvs routed. ' IWrttt lrevk ,M
el
the heroic evaia.-t of fcnstf a Man
aghaa of the I'aMed State evelaaf
'hUedalnhin artWirly affable ta
the subtle,
the IWUlah admiral ha received s
4i spate, fvoea taateia ntnast, the a
taw Itrttieh, naval lf la lk4Mat
water a. fftvtef the kt of the death
f Lieutenant l"raaa of the ttrttWh
tvuleer Teuraaf la "a tt
with the rehatU" IWival tele auth
la ha Wen reerl4
the ."all Mdl tiewtte ei "The
Wealllf el tbs a a I, of ret bar
abaa, t statt4 to e Ua
a German plantation, - and there
1 the nnpleasant suggestion of
treachery upon the part of a German
subject. The Incident, apart from the
loss of life, Is deeply deplorable. . The
situation was already full of anxiety
to the governments at borne, while on
the spot racial feeling runs high.
Though It will be kept well under con
trol, the cabinets of London, Wash
ington and Berlin could 'well have
been spared this Utest development,
"We may be assured that order will
be maintained ashore by the nnited
efforts of . the English and American
commanders, but even their efforts
will not clear the air of the eleotriolty
which is fast accumulating at Apia.!
GERMANY IS "BLAMELESS."
A Statamant bf One Authurlsad te Speak
for Von Hnelow,
BjcnLIir. Anrll 13. The eormsnand.
ent of the Associated 1'raa hu had an
Interview with a foreign office official
who is authorized to speak for Baron
von Buelow, the minister of forelim
affairs. lie said;
"lie ha received several official ll.
patches savlnir that the Ts.nu nnr.nl n
(the friendly natives) for a fortnight
nave ucen raiding and pillaging
around Apia, destroying mainly Ger
man property. They are armed with
weapons furnished by the British,
"We also received a dlspatoh from
tho commander of the Falk to-day
confirming the ambuscade and the loss
of the Americans and English, ant,.
stantlally tallying with the dispatches
Of the Associated Dross. Tha amlins.
cade may possibly have been on a Ger
man plantation, as nearly all the prop-
eny arouna dpi is uerman. j
"The government regrets extremely
the occurrence, for which, however, it
is in no way to blame. Such hostlla
encounters must naturally be ox-1
pected when the Anglo-Ameiluan
action In crownlmr Tann has m(i
nine-tenth of the tiamoans their ene
mies. -.-.;.!
"Of course, now that fmah 1,1, mil
ha been spilled, the excitement of ths
A 1
Americans anu jsritisn may inorsase,
But Germany 1 blameless. The same
thing happened to our men in IMS.
The Bemoans also cut off tha hands
of the German victims than. That
Is one of the Bemoans' pleasant
habit. If Admiral Kauts had tha
power to re-establish peace all might
ue weii. nut ii needs a much strong
er force than now available undar hla
and the British command at Apia to
suoaue Aiataara and his wat-l k
host."
CREDIT EXTENSIONS IN CUBA.
President and Oabloel Trying te Evolve
a Satisfactory plan.
WAsnmoToir. Anrll 13. Tha
pal subject of discussion at yesterday'
caumet meeting was an elaborate
plan of credit extension In Cuba,
which ha been presented by Gen
eral Brooke and his cabinet coun
cil The proposed plan of mortgage
extensions involves payments in In
stallment covering period of vary
ing length up to elx yean, and 1 in
tended to place creditors beyond the
reach of foreclosure proceedings until
they can, to some extent at least, re
coup thalr fortunes. It is admitted
that to authorize peremptory foreclos
ure proceeding against all property
mortggaged would result In bank
ruptcy to a large per contage of the
Cdban property ownera, and it is not
the Intention of this government to
precipitate such a condition by au
thorizing creditors to proceed to fore
closure at once. Tho plan proposed,
however, dooe not meet with the ap
proval of the attorney general or the
President, but Just what will bo done
baa not been decided.
His Swaathaarl Baas for His loaoraooa.
Wichita, Kan.. April 13. Alice Bar
nett has filed suit in the district court
against the Knights and Ladies of the
Fireside, a fraternal insurance organi
sation, for I3.0O& Bsfore llobert Sea
of Company C, Twentieth Kansas,
went to Manila lie Insured his life for
5.000 in favor of Miss Burnett, his
sweetheart Ka was killed In battle
recently and the company refuses to
pay, saying Sea took undue and hat-
ardous risks.
Tabafe fuaaral Vrldaf.
Dksvxh, Col., April 13,-The body
of the late pusttuaaler, ex-Heuator IL
A. W. Tabor, will He In elate at the
eapltol from half pt 3 until S uVlook
Thursday afternoon. The funeral
will be held on Friday at the Church
of the tlarrvd Heart The Colorado
National guard will act as escort for
the body.
Iaa4 KaiMaa eM Maalla,
Fosf Hcort, Kan,, Anrll ll-Marov
lleaaar of tht eily rlve4 word
front Captetu Martin of Company F,
Twentieth Hansen, to-day, awtlfviNg
him that the Wly of Howard ttida, a
Foci Koott buy who wa killed la
battle, had twea aval from Maalla
the leltar ladtaete that the Wallas of
suaay other Kansas Ua4 have fcwea
aaat front Maalla a goveratueat
transput t
Watts aa laa arae4e rattlaaaaaa,
Lohuos. AbU II -Mr laoine
UratWa ):iuoti4, tUrt hat rtw a
Utter to the goveftnexet tMr
testing that aa of the Irish eosaly
eowaetle epit! tw (telesales to
Meet la Dwbita fv tha S-arpMsa vf eo
aUWtl ssattera tf aatUaaal interna!,
4 tha fa a l-eur-iet tfA
sweat '
fttano etna a Maw riinln
Aims. April lKUg tieorgsaaa
wanH4 It thautvhl te Mat a Sew
vMet tb eld ealntstrv resigned
April t, aa the elawikMt ot II, JWtMsee,
tha frMiaf, ae4 tax. 4;f4 lavelij
oh ewt f bribery and tetissMe
tloa
THE NEBRASKA
mm
Lawton Drives the Insurgents to
the Mountains.
MANY LAKE VESSELS TAKEN,
riftr Filipinos Captured and Several
Killed Rabals Ketreat Before Whea
ton'. Advenes, Burning Thai Tillages
, Ilalilnd Tbem Few A mar lean II orb
N it w York, April 13 A dispatch to
the New York Herald from Manila
says: Lawton's command captured
the villages of Pagsajan and Lumban
yesterday, with some resistance at the
latter place.
ShellN from the Laguna da Bay
drove most of the insurgent In flight
op the mountain aide. A email force
remained In an old church side, offer
ing resistance until it was rushed by
the troops,
About fifty were captured and sev
eral killed. ' There was ons casualty
among ths Americans, that being an
arm wound. Six launches and two
canoes were captured in the river,
Santa Cms and Pagsajan are now
guarded by the men of the Fourth
cavalry, Part of tha Fourteenth in
fantry with General Lawton are In
Lutnbaa ' -;: .:'
Mora troops are needed out here.
The fighting ha only Jost begun,
Manila, April 13. General Wheaton
started at daylight with the Tenth
Pennsylvania and ths Second Oregon
regiment and two gun to drive the
rebel from the American right flank
between the railroad and the foothills,
lie met with alight resistance near
Santa Maria and ons man was
wounded. But the enemy bolted when
shelled by the artillery and burned
and abandoned ths town of Santa Ma
ria, where 1,000 rebels were reported
to have been concentrated.
The American guard along the rail
road has been materially strength
ened and it I sot probable that the
rebel will succeed in getting in the
future to a close quarter a they did
yesterday, even if they return from
tho mountains.
Wasuimotow, April 18. The follow
ing cablegram has been received fom
General Gtisi
"Makila, April 18. Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington! Yesterday in the
lake region Lawton pursued insur
gents eastward from Santa Cruz, dis
persing them. Captured all tho larg
er vessels used In the lak trade and
Spanish gunboat. He is now endeav
oring to pass them from the rlvr,
where concealed, into the lake,
"Wbeaton drove enemy 10 tnllos to
eastward of railway line of communi
cations with Malolos. Lawton' and
Wheaton' casualties few and slight,
as enemy made no stand.
"Notified by Spain that she will
evacuate Mlndora and Polo soon.-
Otis."
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INVESTIGATORS IN PULTON,
Drunkenness and Inaoaorelltf Mot tb
only Complaint Against Da Oosaaa.
Fultoh, Mo., April IS. The Mouse
legislative committee to Investigate
the general charges of immorality and
drunkenness against Dr. J. T. Combs,
suprlntendent of the Fulton state
asylum for the insane, arrived here
this morning. It Is stated that W. F.
Loyd, ex-steward of the asylum, will
give sensational testimony. Loyd bad
been at tho asylum twenty-four years
in the same position from which
he was relieved April 1. In
all that time not a charge had been
filed against him. The burden of
Loyd's testimony, it is claimed, will
be that he re f mod to allow Dr. Coombs
to buy the institution's supplles.wben
the law made It the steward's duty.
The members of the committee say
that they will attempt to find out if
Dr. Coombs has been purchasing sup
plies since Loyd's departure and what
hla object In doing this ia
LOOTERS LOST THEIR QUEUES.
t Tonn Aasarlaaa OAaar'a Kffaotlvn Lea
son ta Chlaaaa Araur followara,
Wasiiikqto, April 13 In letters
from Manila it ia learned that when
MacAtthur led the first onslaught to
the north upon the iuaurgauts' strong
hold the United male military
commanders were ainased at the
extent ot the looting practiced by
the Bon-eoiubalant. The Chinese took
a leading part in this touting- The
Chinese apparently had no conception
of the enormity of their effeaie, and
the Americans relurtantly eonoluded
to shout Stilus of theae Chloeee looters
for the saheof esautple, when ayouug
ofLeer eut off the queowas ot a doaea
of the I hinsse thlevee. Uniting atopprd
and the Chtasa disappeared front tb'
wkoU province,
tsath Wlae til facathae,
OMtaU, April U-Mra l.y U NU
ad Mra Kitty thary, who had recent
ly had trow Me with thalr husbands,
4l4e4 to die Wether last night, and
took 30 grata ot morphia, with fetal
reewlta. thay ware eavh li years ol4,
and eaaue here raaatly front Uevlkng
tun, Iowa O X'eil I a Uorlief tot) are
Bsaa sad Uvary a Japnly wastaUle,
(MHU JVfc4fcsJsJJ s4l fcJ W- NaaJH
rant no, April H Twa atkwav
ms bwrd4 a Uk Mmit train at
Grand Croaalaf last sight, abdtt4
S faaeagr ks u ttaadiag o the
rear plaltum Bf a favaaesger ewarh,
Waad sad gagf hies, sad thea
dragged hie talt at esspty freight
ear, whars tbf left bias, a(Uf tab lag
everything of valae he bad la al f
jaltw, fn la ftMuey, A gold watth sad
gold rteg, the vWUsa ot the tebb y
la lUwy KetvhSM, wh lit) la 14
V te, lo4
INDEPENDENT.
D. M. DAVIS IS WANTED.
Oasble of the Defenet Cross Dank at
I Emporia, Kan., to Ba Arraated.
Tofxea, Kan., April 13. Affairs
growing out of the failure of the First
I National bank of Emporia, the Cross
bank, took a sensational turn yester
day, when the authorities of St. Louis
were asked by wire to apprehend V.
M. Davis, cashier of the defunct bank,
and bold him until the arrival of tbs
United States marshal from Kansas.
Shortly before noon yesterday,
United States District Attorney Lam
bert received the following message
from St Louis'
"D. M, Davis, cashier of the defunct
Emporia bank, is about to leave this
country. Do yon want him? Wire in
care of St, Louis chief of police
pick," ' A few minutes later the following
message was received from United
States Marshal Boble, of St Louis:
"Do you want D. M, Davie, cashier
of the defunct Emporia bank? Ans
wer immediately,
"BonxB, U, S, Marshal."
District Attorney Lambert imme
diately wired to the chief of police
and to Marshal Bohlei
"Apprehend D, M. Davis, of Empo
ria, and hold him until the arrival of
United States , marshal from Kansas."
Up to A late hour last night, the dis
trict attorney had cot heard whether
or not Davis had been arrested
' Davis 1 not charged with profiting
by the many alleged crooked transac
tion of the bank during it legal ex
istence, but it is charged that he was
managing . officer of the bank and
knew of ths crookedness going on in
the interest of other! in fact, that he
falsified the books in order to help out
the other officials. This is a crime
under the national banking laws,
Davis was cashier of the First Na
tional bank for many year, and wa
one of tb most influential men of
Emporia, II ha a family consisting
of a wife and four children, to whom
he I greatly devoted. lie is a Welsh
man, ,
SEASON A MONTH LATE.
ftathar Dlseonrnglng Baperl as to Con
dltloa ef Things Asrlealtnral
Columbia, Mo April 13. The
United States weather crop service,
Missouri section, Issued the following
bulletin for tbs week ending April 10:
'The spring of 10O goes on record
as one of ths most backward In the
history of the state, the season being
now nearly on month late. Except
in ths extreme southern counties,
little or no farm work bos yet been
done, and in many sections the ground
is so full of water that, even with tho
most favorable weather, it will be
from five to tea days before it can be
worked, ,
"Frequent freezing and thawing
during tho past month have been very
severs on ths wheat crop and in the
northern and western section the
present outlook is discouraging. Many
correspondents ' report that one-half
the crop has been killed. The latest
report regarding frnit buds indicate
that apples and sour cherries are gen
erally safs, but only a part of ths pear
and plum buds escaped, while peach
buds are nearly all dead. Strawber
ries ars reported in good condition, a
a mis."
"Turkey" Wins Easily.
Kassas Cjtt, Ma, April 13. Ths
athletic exhibition in Convention hall
last night waa attended by 2,000 peo
ple, two ladles being among the num
ber. Ilalt Adall, Tom Cannon and
Bert Soheller were warmly received.
The Turk tipped the boam at 283,
Cannon at 233 and Schellor at 187.
The Turk agreed to throw both men
twice within ninety minute of actual
wrestling. He won the contest with
fifty-two minutes to spam The Turk
did not exhibit any solence, but rather
depended upon his weight and strength
to defeat his opponenta If a man of
equal weight and strength could ba
found that possessed the solenoe of
either Soheller or Cannon, there would
, be weeping la Turkey In about four
teen mlnutea.
Kaiser's Dan for Ilarlla,
BiBU, April 13. A gentleman ta
the emperor's entourage tells ths cor
respondent of ths Associated Press
positively the reason the emperor ia
withholding hla confirmation of Ber
lin's new chief mayor llerr Klrschner,
te that hla majesty Is vonteniptstlng
the formation of a separate province
of Berlin, abolishing Berlin's self
government The unchecked growth
of Hoclallsin Is the prime factor ae
tuatlag Kmperor William's plau.
tlarhe Law InvnllA
Gqtmrib, O. T., April 11 In a de
cision rendered yesterday, Judge Bur
ford held the Clarke warrant bill, al
leged to have been paaaed over the
governor'a veto, to be not valid fa
der the iletlalott, the threaleaed floe
lug of the state Institutions, beesuse
ot the Inability f tha auditors ta
alga warraata whea dlstiaet appro
priation had not We made, wlU W
voi4d.
Statoet ("to WaraneU la4
Ttl t t l ) Alia, lie., Apr U it
ttobert tUVbe lUrawell, the one time
faajMMM pralavry advooata, nditur
and dlidoHsat, isdaeve at ht how hares
aged tb
Xbw Oatsttt, April It -lit Ka
aa Illy eepiialUt and froetof
wha weal U tloadatea last IWnnsWe
I look t aweaa ssialag reaee
ell, beta arrived her toate
, hoaas. They Itavej la aaed ae at the
Uvgeal attalag aehaaiea of receat day.
They htve aeeared tree ths Unatetwa
, laa govern narat a treat o lead a the
tl say ape liver, la tb (Vaaeho depart
ateat, Kta enllosta leagth sad three
tallea la width,, they say It It ths
tithe! guld 114 they here em saea,
& 13th
i Streets.
Pntt AH FoliMe,0' yfoam, Boys '
V IUII and Uirle; blacks that wllf
Del the fade or crock; ev.
Unci An ?Ty onDep ood value.
nUdlvl J lor women, half soamk-ss
and lull seamless goods at
Co a pair, three pairs for 25c, 10c a pair,
and laJicapalr. We ask vour partlcu
lar attention to the 10 anV 12Jio lines.
For men we have fast black seamless
goods, 3 pairs for 25c, lOo a pair and
12Jioapair. For Boys and Ulrls, all
size from 0 to 10 inch; extra Jcavy,
with double knees and spliced htim and
toes, 10c, 12c, and 16ft a polr. 'all
at our bosiory department and we know
we will pleas you,
Summer
Cotton Uodifwear
seem to get cheaper
every season, and
We feel sure
that such values as
ws offer now were never before on the
market We ask particular attention
to our line ol Ladies' Jersoy lllbbed
Voets at 6o, fi lOe, and llis each.
They are just a good as were sold not
long ago at double the prhm We bave
Ladles Jersey lllbbwd Union Bults as low
as 25o each, and very good quality at
50c. We want every man who wears
balbrlggan underwar to see the shirts
and drawers we sell at 25c each.
MILLER S PAINE
0
I
The Farmer's Exchange,
231 North Tenth St.
Will sell Early Ohio Potatoes, small, per bushel, .50c
Better... ,60c
' Best Red River. .....,,.,....,.,,..,..,...900
Home grown.
We have Red River, best potatoes, just ree'd. ,$1,15
Seed Jersey Sweet Potatoes, per barreL ...... .$2.50 ,
I ' large variety,
A Full Line of Groceries and Flour
Cheap for Cash.
J. W. HARTLEY, JllG'R.
W. B. REDDISH,
Ceheral Blacksmithing,
Horse Shoeing, Painting. Etc.. Etc.
4 New
Hlms,
Rrwx'lftl attintion
i
Called
Employ one of the best
Telephone 802 1422
SOW Grass feed. It la not too
Vni ID Tut it In. You will
TUUn get a good stand tbla
prink. The noil le well loosened af tor
so much Ireeilng,
SWEET
POTATOES
Ars In. They
don't
..last loan.
Yellow Naueemoud
Yellow Jersey
($1.25 Per Bu.,
($3 Per BarreL
Per BarreL
lied Jersey
($1.50 Per Bu.,
Had Uortuuda
luwa Wuevits.
ae)tt4
Per BarreL
Call and tee our garUm implements and get a Catalogue.
GRISWOLD SEED CO.
TENTH AND N STS.. UNCOLN, NED.
TIIE LIUI FLOUIIC HILLS
Ai'saud at N.ath 4 etresde are ready laf laelaess, We iv la SM.aa,
Km vm4 W la, )Mit r r-faaataest, m4 It) tj id kvH
Try a tack a Hoiwit At" Flour,
Wtrrtn! to equal ihi UtU ,
AU iirst-iku crocert
kit? It. w a
- O. SBBEiBlf Cl SOW.
April 13, iSgq
M.P.
0 & 13 th
Streets.
rta-ACC Oar reputation as a drees
til CDO goods bouse is, w know,
so well established that ws
PAArle nmi &f bat little about
UUUUS) that department. W bave
tbs very latest fabrics and
styles as well as complete assortments
of all the most desirable staple fabrics.
Ws invite you to, our drees goods de
partment. Wash Dress JLJsarS
both boautliul &
Ha Arte moderate in price.
UOOtlSe e e e Ws have mhyr
Rlnghams at 1 2,
15,20, and 25c. Ths famous Tollldu
Nord ginghams at 10c a yard. Double
fold Percales of good quality, liht or
dark colore, s a yard, and the very
best iercals in the oboimst possible
patterns, Vifc a yard. Flue l'imltfas
in neat patterns at 10 and 12!) yard.
LIiioq and lloea Unlehed crash suitings,
f laln or fancy, from 1 'i to 2 Go a yard,
'ine Lawns from Co a yard up.
I 4 a u'" I',ac 9 ena
LttvC ave you money, Ws
bars rofllud muslio cur-
Piirriific 'ow M 45oa
LUllttlllD pair, n, very choirs;
stylos in Koglitllwh uM
curtain 75J, Wo, 1, f 1.50, f 2, 3.50
aud 3apttir.
MILLER PAINE
Repairing.
tiUel Bhoes fl.OO.
per wheel, 1.00.
4 Tires Bet, fl.50
New Tires 1.00'
srivan to Lame or Intorfarlntr Honwe.
for and returned. Guarantee satisfaction.
Horse Shoers in the west.
0 Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.
SEED
W hftvfln
POTATO ES Krl' o1 '
1'oUtoos. Why not HL'V tbem wber
you koow they ars rbjbtT
Acme
f"$l.!0 wrtushtl
6 Weeki
(Sl.S0 cr bushel
Early 0blo'"$l.20 pertuthel
These are all extra early, all
Red River Potatoes We have
tome nice later ones; also.
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